“My heart’s on fire / I’m gonna push it over the wire,” Stan Bush here informs us. This, presumably, is why he FIGHTS TO SURVIIIIIVE, but on this evidence it’s his own fault. Nowhere in the Oxford Textbook of Medicine’s 6000 pages does it mention any sort of wire-pushing as a treatment for pulmonary conflagrations. “Kumite” means “grappling hands”. “Wringing” is probably more apposite.

Dragnet reminds me of a time when Tom Hanks used to shout every one of his lines in every movie! More

Posted by Toursiveu on Sunday February 24, 2013, 19:45

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Dream Warriors

Damn right I think Nightmare on Elm Street part 3: Dream Warriors is one of the better entire, it's an excellent movie, if you just watch parts 1, 3 and 7 (New Nightmare) It makes a kick ass, totally self contained trilogy without any of the nonsense that spoiled the franchise. More

Posted by Craigmustdie on Sunday February 24, 2013, 18:25

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Saved it right at the end.

That was one terrible and strangely unmemorable list of songs, just about saved by 'Hearts On Fire'. :) More

Posted by captainrentboy on Sunday February 24, 2013, 14:46

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Live and Let Die 'decent'? Was this written by a 12 year old Justin Bieber fan with no musical taste whatsoever? More

Posted by Charles B. Potatoes on Saturday February 23, 2013, 21:33

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Bloodsport

"Kumite! Kumite! Kumite!" - My toes started wiggling to this again the moment it started.
Back in the days I recorded my favourite scenes of the movie with a tape recorder so I could listen to them on my walkman. That's how much I love(d) it. And that song was the high point of my Bloodsport compilation, haha. :-)
Still awesome. More

Posted by electrohead on Saturday February 23, 2013, 13:38

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Bloodsport

"Kumite! Kumite! Kumite!" - My toes started wiggling along to this again the moment it started.
Back in the days I recorded my favourite scenes of the movie on a tape recorder so I could listen to them. That's how much I love(d) it. And that song was the high point of my compilation, haha. :-)
Still awesome. More

....errrrrr is it just me or is the Hanks/Ackroyd rap frickin awesome ?!?!? More

Posted by ascohen01 on Saturday February 23, 2013, 10:16

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Empire You've Ruined My Childhood!

Ok, most of the selection is god awful but weren't the 80's in general god awful anyway? It reflects perfectly the time, mehinks. Have to admit Xanadu and Christmas Vacation...I kind of like, guilty pleasure and I've heard far worse like say Adele's 'Skyfall' theme anyone.....anyone?! More

Posted by Kevin Kennedy on Saturday February 23, 2013, 09:09

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where is big trouble in kittle china?

this is an example of true 80's kitsch. written by and starring the director himself More

Posted by aardvark1973 on Saturday February 23, 2013, 08:53

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Commando!!

I knew Frank Stallone would be on there for First Blood, Part II, but I have to admit, I started the list with the intention of mentioning in the comments page about how you missed We Fight for Love. Glad to see you were already on top of it. Great list! More

They should re-release Manhunter with all the shite 80s rawk toons wiped off it, it would lift the film to another level. I also like "Stand on your own/there's No Retreat, No Surrender!" I only noticed recently that the J. Geils Band of (Angel Is The) Centrefold fame did the song for Fright Night in 1985: "We're all in for a-most frightening night-night-night!" More

Posted by BenTramer on Friday February 22, 2013, 17:14

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TWINS!

One of the most awesome movies of all time has an even more awesome end credits song (clearly written for the movie) - such classic lines as "Twins - together outside and in" "Everythings great when you're twins"! What's not to love about this!! More